en_tn/1jn/02/22.md

## Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? ##

John used a rhetorical question to emphasize who the liars are. It could be translated as a question with an answer: "Who is the liar? It is anyone who denies that Jesus is the Christ." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## denies that Jesus is the Christ ##

"refuses to say that Jesus is the Christ" or "says that Jesus is not the Christ"

## denies the Father and the Son ##

This can be translated as "refuses to say the truth about the Father and the Son" or "rejects the Father and the Son."

## does not have the Father ##

"does not belong to the Father"

## confesses the Son ##

"speaks the truth about the Son"

## has the Father ##

"belongs to the Father"